Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-07

can compel creditor, to whom he
owes $50, to accept payment IN
nickle fve-cent pieces. Certainly
not. Neither can he compel his
creditor to receive silver coin to
that amount of any denomination
less than one-dollar pieces. The
subsidiary silver coinage of the
country is not of full standard
weight, and is legal tender for
amounts not exceeding IS.
Hams, bacon and dried beef at
Chas. Hendra's.
THE Dodgeville Chronicle remarks
that the man who built the little log
cabin about 50 years ago, which is
yet standing on the lot owued by
Thos. Clayton, in this village, sd-
joining the Wisconsin House, never
dreamed amid his snores as he re-
clined at ease on his pin bedstead, !,
that If he would sleep until June %,
1887, his slumbers would be disturb
ed by gang of railroad engineers
driving station stakes down through
the floor of his cabin, as was done
on sat1 date.
The Darlington celebration
eclips,d all others III this part of the
state, judging from what we hear.
Rain did not interfere IN any way,
aud the elaborate and attractive pro-
gramme was fulfilled to the letter.
The attendance tested that city's ae-
comnodation beyond precedent,
Mrs. Pitcher, of this city, read the
declaration of independence, and
tits said, in a manner that exceled
any other effort heard by those pres
ent. We thought as much. The
Mineral Point baud was there, too,
and many are the claims that the
state has none that can execute diff
ticult music more successfully.
SOME damage resulted from the
rain in this city on Saturday. Ii
fell heavily for an hour and half
and every gutter was the bed of a
rushing stream. The Easements of
two or three buildings on Fountain
street were overiiown to the extent
of about two feet, and the damage
to carpets, furniture, etc was con-
siderable. Harry Harris aud Earn
est Weisen suffered the most. In
the vicinity of the depot the waters
assumed the appearance of flood,
reaching nearly to the station build
ing. The zine works, just below
the depot, sustained the greatest loss.
Here the water was SO high that il
washed away the charges in front
of the fires, and besides about five
car loads of coal were carried off
Employees were moving about in
water up to their waists. Further
on down the stream farmers lost
fences and hay.
WITHIN the past few days there
has been much more hopeful feeling
among the farmers of this section
regarding the prospects for the
crops. The continued dry weather
in June stunted the growth of crops
of all kinds and some would have
been entirely ruined but for the att
rains. Barley, our earliest
crop, is short and the drouth ha.
prevented the heads from filling
properly, which is likely to lessen
the yield a considerable percentage
Oats and spring wheat are looking
fairly well, although having a very
short straw. The harvest Of winter
wheat and rye is progressing am
there is a full corn crop. The yield
of tame hay is light, but the marsf
and lowland cut is heavy. Roo
crops have suffered badly through
the dry spell, and the outlook TO
potatoes is not particularly good a
the present time. The rains will b
very beneficial to corn, potatoes anc
the pastures. The yield Of hay j
about one-third the usual average
Some of the farmers are blowing "
their fields without moving, anC
sowing them to buck wheat, millet